Daycares in Owensboro, KY

All 30 licensed child care facilities in Owensboro, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in Kentucky: about $695/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Kentucky →

30licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

0%with a clean record

30with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	K. B.'s Kid Zone3045 Burlew Boulevard	4.4★	1	—
2	Helen D. Sears Child Development Center2225 East 18th Street	4.4★	1	—
3	Little Einsteins Too!2724 New Hartford Road	4.4★	1	—
4	Seven Hills Head Start2401 Mcconnell	4.4★	2	—
5	Dar-Nek Child Development Center4800 B New Hartford Road	4.4★	1	—
6	Killian Child Development Center900 Walnut Street	4.4★	1	—
7	Play Smart Preschool1512 Frederica Street	4.4★	1	—
8	Academy of Learning-Bold Forbes3220 Bold Forbes Way	4.4★	2	—
9	Sweet Peas LLC3271 Alvey Park Drive, Suite B	4.4★	4	—
10	St. Pius Tenth Day Care3418 Hwy 144	4.4★	7	—
11	Kidz Korner, LLC300 W. Byers Ave.	4.3★	1	—
12	Owensboro Church of Christ Preschool3300 Highway 144	4.3★	1	—
13	Cathedral Preschool600 Locust Street	4.3★	2	—
14	Brey's Early Learning School1945 Tamarack Road	4.3★	2	—
15	Maximilian Montessori Academy1041 B Spring Bank Drive	4.3★	2	—
16	Owensboro Family YMCA Childcare900 Kentucky Parkway	4.3★	2	—
17	Roots and Wings Childcare and Preschool519 W. Byers Avenue	4.3★	2	—
18	Blissful Beginnings East, Llc5533 Ky 144	4.3★	2	—
19	Burns Elementary Preschool Wrap Around Program4514 Goetz Drive	4.3★	2	—
20	Sweet Peas's Preschool LLC3271 Alvey Pk. Dr.	4.3★	3	—
21	Settle Memorial Preschool201 East Fourth Street	4.3★	4	—
22	Here We Grow....4101 Carter Road	4.3★	4	—
23	Academy of Learning Owensboro South4801 Towne Square Ct	4.3★	2	—
24	Wee People Day Care2024 Hall Street	4.3★	3	—
25	Grove Kids Christian Learning Center5664 State Route 56	4.3★	6	—
26	Charlotte's Web Pre-School & Nursery4129 Vincent Station Drive	4.3★	3	—
27	Adventure Zone Preschool & Childcare Center2624 New Hartford Road, Suite C	4.2★	2	—
28	West End Child Development Center800 West 5th Street	4.2★	2	—
29	Trib Ball "Free to Learn" Daycare801 West 5th Street	4.2★	3	—
30	Heritage Park PreSchool and Nursery3802 Legacy Run	4.2★	7	—

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.

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